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V W , -QW Q) I 1 w , v t'V ''J-,'. ' A WEEKLY NI 4 Volume VIII. Number 4& r NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 28, 1941. $1.25 Per Year. YU . I II iiU tIJv 2. U U '-f W ,1 I Q:3UUVnoriCDRlVKEMDSVAT 4 O'CLOCIl SACM AFTERIIOON, fJOVEf.lBER 29 Race Is Very Close and Winners Will Be De Added During This i Final Week - v)3w three' judges who will count the final, week's business and tally 1$e votes cast in The Weekly's sub scription campaign, ending Saturday, 'December 29th, are: C P. Morris and R. M. Riddick of Hertford, and "W. EL Dell, of New Hope. , ; With but a few hours remaining in . The Weekly's now famous circulation campaign, contestants are working with feverish haste to make their final stand for victory before the clock strikes 4, Saturday afternoon. That is the last hour of the campaign and, the judges will declare the cam paign officially closed at that time. Just aasoon after 4 o'clock Satui- day as the judges are able to tally the final week's business and make eir report, the prizes, will be award- to .the winners. Phree hundred dollars in cash will awarded to the person polling the test number of votes in the en- campaign and $100 will be award- foe St vtH rae secona piace winner. intra prize will be $50. Bonus prizes go ; to winners of fourth, fifth and sixth "f: places. The final tabulation of votes and subscriptions will be made by tne committee of judges and neither of the publishers will handle any of this final week's contest business. Work era will make their final reports on Saturday, placing their sealed reports in the sealed ballot box, located at , The Weekly's office, and this box will not be opened until after tne : judges have officially closed tne cam- The announcement of the ;e winners will be made as soon as1 the tabulation is completed. Don't try to figure out just how lmany subscriptions or votes it will f - tce to win, for you will surely fail ta get enough. Don't be afraid of .. having too many votes for you can ", not have too many. It would be . . - much better teTa. the. big first pate4 r of $300 by having a million votea too , -'.: many than to lose it by a mere hano fuL i i The stage (is set the judges are . ready, and the prizes await the ;;V claiming, The end is but a few hours; ... .aw&jr and if ybu trust your own r ; judgment as to your competitors' strength, based on facts; and obser--JationB, and lay your plans accord . Singly, there is yet time to stem the . v,tide and turn it to a sweeping victory. n't overlook your chance to win always remember that your workers are as keen, nerhans. na aa resourcerui, as yourseir, and jar racking their brains for the same ; jHixpoae. r Wanting To Contestants l-if; Uvery contestant must have a cash - report in the ballot box in order to ;be . eligible for a prize or a commis rL sioa. . This is one of the first rules f the campaign and In all fairness ',-we' must adhere to it strictly. Do f apt fail to have your final report in W6 ballot box by 4 o'clo ('clock Saturday, 'v,fJ,--,i,,-.t:, $10,0 In Christmas C!i2c!(S Will Be f.lc!ed Ort Dec, 1st JMi:-Mi?iiu of The; Hertford ; Banking -Company, an ! nbunced, today jthat tha bank had closed ;M: ?194i;:aris1anas?;i Savings ' V Club and that approximately $1.,000 ft'wrMBNfl'$av1iig' checks "will be ' -mailed to club members on December CflraV- ' r:::' I A A , ;.?;,2TM:lar ;;;"saving is: a substantiaHncrease over ' the amount paid put by the bank tost "yerraccoMntol ifiv'-Wddlefcff: ; ; jnnedUtelyafliBr.'thii ye&V thecka -vw;-maile4r 1M;.(:;')do7',iiiU'r Jfn at 10c and run up to five dollar. Bank officials advise, people to join in order 'to facilitate bookkeeping and " 1 ythe same time Insure each member Yf early start toward saving - funas 1 1 - next year. , , . v, "; r ; '- ' t I i Ruth Current ; To C3 Speaker For.1, Achievement Day -If J-v tZ'm Frances Maness, County Home Agent, announced today- that Ruth Current State Home Dem- tration Agent, will be the prinrt ppeaker at the Achievement Day -n to be" held on Thursday December 5, at t!.e Hertford Fchool audita: - The ' r-ra at 1 eV"1 . . The Candidates Listed belo,w, in alphabetical or der, are the names of the active workers remaining in The Week ly's circulation drive that comes to its official close Saturday af ternoon at 4 o'clock. The positions of the names does not, necessarily, denote the stand ing in the race. Miss Jessie Baker. Mrs. James Boyce. Mrs. Tom Cox. Miss Willie Hurdle. Miss Lucille Lane. Jesse Lane. Mrs. E. J. Proctor. Miss Julia Weston. Every hour that remains haj immense possibilities and the final efforts of the workers during these last hours of the campaign wii! build their vote totals into trie prize-winning class, or the lack of that effort will pass the prizes to another. Help Your Favorite Now. Miss Mary I Fields Weds Vincent Hill Friday, November 21 In a ceremony attended only by members of the immediate famil.es, miss rnary jMizaoera neios ana v in-1 cent Theodore Hill were united in marriage at 8:30 on Friday evening, November 21, at the home of the . .. , ,, , . brides mother. The Rev. R. F. Munns, pastor of the bride, officiateu. In the living room the vows were spoken before an 'improvised altar ofi palms, fern and large baskets of paster lines ana iiannea jy seven- orancnea canaeiaora. miss jeanneite n i j t ' W -w ii Fields, siste? of the bride, lighted the candles. She wore a dress of dusty pink silk with blue accessories. i Her flowers were a snoulder corsage of white and pink sweet peas. The bride descended' the stairway on the arm of her brother, Edgar M. Fields. She was met at the foot of the stairway by the bridegroom and they walked to the altar together. The bride wore a dress of royal blue velveteen with fitted waistline and gathered skirt. Her only orna ment was a small gold cameo neck lace at the V neckline. Her hat was of . blue velvet Her bag and shoes were also of blue and she wore white kid gloves. Her shoulder corsage was of gardenias. Mrs. Hill is the daughter of Mrs. Claude S. Fields and the late George Ervin Fields. Mr. Hill is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hill, of Sunbury. He holds a position with the Proctor and Gamble Co., in Portsmouth, Va. They will make their home with the bride's mother. After the wedding, members of the families, the wedding party and a few guests were invited into the dining room for the cake-cutting and a smalt informal reception. The room was decorated in white chrysanthemums and lighted tapers. Mrs. E. M, Fields cut the cake. Mrs. M. V, Walker, Mrs. F. ,C. Winslow ano Mrs. C. F. Sumner, Jr., assisted in serving a sw,eet course. , ; ! First Quarter Honor Roll At High School F. T. Johnson, superintendent of schools, today announced the .first quarter honor roll for Perquimans High School. A total of twenty four students is listed: 4 Eleventh Grade Lois AsbelL Reba Madry, Eloise Keaton, , Doris Miller, Lucy Russell, Elizabeth' Dardeh- and Blanche Hay Skinner. is- - i Tenth Grade Marjorie .Forehand,! Catherine white,-Carroll, Perry.-- Ninth Grade Dorothy Oakey. ' Eighth Grade Horace Baker. Bell Murray, ' Dorothy Fay White,' Mar Jorie Rebecca White, Esther Winslow, Minnie Raye Ceil,- Doria Godfrey, uuiiur vooawi and Joan Win&jow. ..,, 'mi n .mm i i. m pit i. in j, w:t;. Cotton Report Shows v Big increase Here According to' a census report re leased, this week by" Willie 21. Bar rel, special: agent, total of 4,842 bales Of cotton has been irinned in Perquimans County prior to Novem ber 4, from ' the 1941 crop. Tni ccTftres with a total of 8,189 tales'; zi during the same period," of 15. Be Placed On Sale Monday, December 1 Mrs. L A; Ward Again Heads- County Sales; No Quota Set Mrs. I. A. Ward has again been chosen to head the sale of Tubercu- losis Christmas Seals in Perquimans County, and it is announced that the sale of these Seals will begin Mon day, December 1. Mrs. Ward, enthusiastic in the pro motion of the Christmas Seals sale, urges people of Perquimans to sup port this fight against tuberculosis by adding their bit through the pur chase of the seals. The goal last year of $95 was ex ceeded when $114 was collected, and although no goal has been given the county this year, Mrs. Ward stated that she hopes $120 may be collected through the sale of these Seals. Mrs. Ward points out that through the sale of the Christmas Seals, not only can sick patients be helped, but known spreaders can be isolated and; taught simple rules of personal hy giene to avoid spreading the disease. The unknown spreaders may also be located by measures with which every doctor and health worker is familiar. The mopey that is raised through the sale of the Christmas Seals ts used in various ways to combat the disease. It pays for x-ray treat ment, tuberculin tests, free clinics and nurses. The money is aljo used to buy milk, codliver oil, and otner supplies for needy tubercular persons, am, for idi school luncFhe8 undernourished and underprivileged children. Three-fourths of the funds raised hrouJh t..sale.f the Stealsf are ?" tained within the county for the fight locally and the remainder is turned over tp the State and National Associations. Christmas Seals are the greatest enemy of tuberculosis and The Week pain in urn everyone to buv een 1 . . . i , erously from the canvasser who calls on you. Bishop Darst Makes Annual Visit Holy Trinity Church Bishop Thomas C. Darst held con firmation services at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church here last Sunday. The Bishop was here for his annual visitation at the local church. Final Rites HeldFor Mrs. Lizzie F. Joliff Mrs. Lizzie Felton Jolliff, widow of the late Joshua G. Jolliff, died at her home near Belvidere on Thurs day afternoon at 2:25 o'clock, after a long illness. Mrs. Jolliff was a member of the Bethany Methodist Church, Bethany Missionary Society and Sunday School. She is survived by six daughters, Misses Lillian, Lilly, Manola and Wilma Jolliff, Mrs. Jesse Asbell and Mrs. Clinton Perry, all of this county; two sons, John R. Jolliff of Portsmouth, Va., and Joshua G. Jolliff, of California; one sister, Mrs. R. A. Baker, of Edenton, and ten grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted or. Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, at the Bethany Methodist Churcn, with the Rev. B. T. Hurley, assisted by the Rev. J. D. Cranford, officiat ing. Burial was made in the family plot. Twenty-three Shopping Days Until Christmas.. .. Be Wise . . . Shop Early With only twenty-three ' shopping days until Christmas, Hertford stores are taking on the rushing atmosphere of the final days which wilt end what experts believe will be the greatest Christmas shopping period the United Slates has had for many years. ; , As your reporter walked l in' and out, and through the' stores in Bert ford this week Christmas was in the air. Owners and clerks were busy streaming' decorations over the stores and customers . were rushing: In for purchases. ,, Evidently the general public is heeding that wise old saying "Shop Barty"1 because many 'stores report that Mies of Christina- 'merchandise are ahead of previous years., - , lt , And the Hertford merchants, al ways prepared to serve t. customers, are even "i more prepared for this year's rush than last year. -. Every store It heavily Stocked with ttier- i chandise desired at Chrisnfta time I and, the. goods are dl-played carfy Legionnaires Hold Membership Rally In Elizabeth City Local Post Receives Recognition For Its Achievement Perquimans Post, 126, of the American Legion will receive special notice at the State membership rally to be held (Saturday night at Eliza beth City for achieving a 100 mem bership during the drive for 1942 members. The "go-getters'" of the Perquim ans Post, members who have signed at least ten veterans for Legion mem bership during the drive, will oe served supper free at the rally Satur day, and all "go-getters" of the Le gion will be grouped together when the veterans meet at 6 :,'() at the Virginia Dare Hotel for the big rally. Such notables as Fred Martin, State Commander for Virginia; Roy McMillan, State Commander of North Carolina; National Vice Commander Allen, of Atlanta. Ga., as well as the entire group of membership ot- ficers will be on hand for the meet ing. C. F. Sumner, Jr., commander of the Perquimans Post, is in receipt of a letter from S. Amos Maynard, State Membership Chairman, offering con gratulations to the Perquimans Post for its success in gaining the mem bership of every veteran living in the county, and notifying him of the recognition that will be given the Post at the Elizabeth City rally. Legionnaires of North Carolina are strivimr hard to beat the veterans nf Arlffln.ssiQ in thp mpmhfrsliin firivr- I which closes toniirht. and if success-! ful thev will receive the Henrv l. i stouonc' tmnw fnr Kcvmo. A the. I nation in the Legion drive. North ( 'nation will be given by Army medi Carolina reeent.lv won the trnnhv fori cal officers at designated points having enrolled the most members up to November 4, and State Commander McMillan received the trophy at the! National Headquarters in polis. Post Adjutant B. C. Berry an-i nounced .that .the Perquimans Post will hold its meeting Monday night, December 1, at 7:30 o'clock, at the Courthouse, and urged all members to be present. Perquimans Training School Donates 57 Baskets To Needy The Perquimans Training School, its students and faculty, donated 67 baskets it food stuff to needy people in the county on Thanksgiving Day. The students and faculty contri buted approximately $20 worth of food that was made into baskets which included sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, field peas, flour, peanuts, canned fruits and vegetables, collards, sugar, meal, cereal, rice and cabbage. Five dollars in cash was also sent to the Oxford Colored Orphanage. To Attend Medical Meeting Wednesday Dr. C. A Davenport will attend the Seaboard Medical meeting to be held, at Virginia Beach, Va., next Wednes day. The doctor will not be at his office during that day. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Preston Nixon, of Hertford, Route 2, announ?e the birth of a son, born Wednesday, November 26. Mother and baby are doing nicely. order that customers may see the values bemg offered by the local merchants. ; One thing that may be lacking in Hertford this Christmas season will be the street decorations of the multi colored lights which always adds spirit to the season', but it has not been decided as yet whether, the street decorations will be used. The present power; shortage in this area has caused some towns to decide against the street lighting and it may I have invited the Mayors and Fire be that Hertford will follow in line) Chiefs of Edenton and Elizabeth City, with other '..towns and forego the ef- and Fire Chiefs of Creswell, Colum fects this season, i j bia and Plymouth as special guests Jiiviinie with the Christmas shop-j for the occasion, ping, comei this .request by the Post R. A. Joyner, of Farmville, presi Office Department: People who mail i dent of the State Firemen's Associa gifta and Packages out of town arel'tion, has also been invited to attend. asked, to sw that nnmrelv wranned and nronerlv ad - dressed in rder to facilitate their handling and assure prompt delivery, The Post Office also advises all to ml shop early and to mail early, " PERQUIMANS CHAPTER RED CROSS NEARS GOAL iil AiiiiAL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE District Meeting Of Masons Held Thursday In Gatesville Several members of Perquimans Lodge A. F. & A. M., No. 106 at tended the district meeting of the Masonic Lodge held in Gatesville on Thursday, November 27. A school of instruction was held at 4 o'cIock, and was in charge of John H. Ander son, Grand Secretary. Supper was served the visitors at 6:30 at the Legion Hut and a meetrng of all lodges of the district followed i in the school auditorium. 1 he au- dress was given by Grand Master Kldridge. Draft Board Changes Method Of Physical Examinations Soon VV. G. Hollowell Resigns From Board; Archie T. Lane Named According to Mrs. T. B. Sumner clerk of the Perquimans Draft Hoard, the Selective Service office will short ly announce a change in the methods of physical examinations given pros pective selectees before induction in to the Army. Under the new arrangements local medical officers will give a screen to determine men :n examination permanently disqualifie for military duty, but uie regular pnysicai exam- throughout the State. The Selective Service officers have tried out this plan in several sections Indiana- 01 lne country ana una u very .satis factory, and it is to be presumed will adopt the plan for all draft boards. The local draft office as yet has no calls for men to be inducted into ser vice. The last call for men received by the local board was in August. W. G. Hollowell, who served as sec retary of the Perquimans Board, ten dered his resignation as of November 1st, and his vacancy has been filled by the appointment of Archie T. Lane. The board now consists of A. W. Hefren, chairman; W. W. Spencer and Archie T. Lane. Recruiting Officers Visiting Hertford Every Wednesday C. H. Shaddeau and J. E. Ellison, recruiting officers for the U. S. Navy, will be in Hertford every Wednesday for the purpose of interviewing men interested in enlisting in the United States Navy or Naval Reserve. The officers will be at the Court house from 9 a. m. to 4 p. in., and will gladly give full information to men wishing to know the advantages now being offered by the Navy. The Navy is now accepting re cruits from the ages of 17 to 50, and several classes are open for va rious age limits. In addition to t lie . A. T -.1 . t I, .. .. .... recruit to learn a traoe uurinu me enlistment period- Officer iShaddeau, while visiting in The Weekly office on Wednesday,, emphasized the fact that if there is anyone in this section interested in enlisting, he does not have to have a high school education. He also stat ed that if anyone wishes to enlist, it will save him he expense of the trip to Norfolk, Va., and after being in terviewed here, he will be sent to Norfolk at the expense of the Navy. The officers are in Elizabeth City on Mondays and Tuesdays; Hertford on Wednesdays; Edenton on Thurs days, and Ahoskie on Fridays. Any men living in these vicinities may contact the officers at these respec tive towns. Oyster Roast Friday For Firemen, Guests Members of the Hertford Volunteer Fire Department, their wives and guests, will hold an oyster roast at . the Municipal plant Friday night, and officials, who lfve in the Town of Hertford, the doctors and ministers and all fire insurance ' pastors,' officers and -their wives , of representatives and- the press willjthe B. T. U. Association. .also be guests of the firemen for the The Rev. a E. Hobgood is pastor t oyster roast.'' 'r Full Cooperation Need ed If Goal Is to Be Reached; List of Lo cal Members With the Red Cross Roll Call sche duled to close on November 30, Mrs. C. P. Morris, Roll Call chairman Tor Perquimans County, stated today that the full cooperation of the county will be needed if Perquimans is to reach its goal of 600 memberships by the closing date. Mrs. Morris expressed her grati tude to the many people of the coun ty who have contributed and worked during the Roll C;ill this year, but she requests that all persons who have not yet joined do so, in order that the count ; mav 1'i-ac h its goal liv November :10th. The workers thus far hae a hearty response from thi contacted, but the U"al has i .reived peopie it. been reached. Several Koll Call v, oi'kei's have yet to make their leports, and no doubt these will swell the total to near the quota, but it is unlikely that they will report enough memberships to put the county over the top. The names of those persons who have already enrolled in the Red Cross for 11M2 are carried here today. The list is not complete, but The Weekly will carry the balance of the names in next week's edition. Thomas H. White, I'ercel White, S. M. Dulin, Clyde Layden, Nathan Matthews, T. K. Morgan, Frank Skin ner, Mrs. Frank Skinner, H. S. Jor dan, J. D. Cranford, I). L. Barber, Joel Hollowell, E. R. Stephenson, Claude White, Ellis Miller, Audrey Vmphlett, Mrs. J. H. Raker, Mrs. A. R. Winslow, Jr., Mrs. Johnnie Lane, Myrtle L'mphlett, J. Van Roach, Mrs. Thomas White, Dona White, L. M. Simpson, Ta.-s White, W. (',. Hollo well, Irvinu r'ixon, John Simpson, Quinton Hurdle, A. White, Jr., Mrs. A. R. Winslow, Sr., Mrs. Love White, Mrs. C. A. Bagley. Mrs. D. L. Barber, Mrs. R. S. Jor dan, Miss Margaret White, Miss Lu cille Long, Ray Elliott, Elmer Miller, M rs. . Jiiiey si Monjjjj, mJLl Fowler, Riley a. Monds, Silas Vht bee, Mrs. 'Silas Whedbee, Mabel Whedbee, Charles Whedbee, Mrs. H. C. Stokes, Mrs. D. S. Harden, Mrs. Tim Bnnn, Betty Lou Eason, Mrs. J. E. Morris, Trim Wilson, Mrs. Trim Wilson, Mrs. Nat Tucker, Mrs. Car roll Blanchard, Sidney Jessup, Mrs. Sidney Jessup, Mrs. T. J. Nixon, Jr., Mrs. Lucius Blanchard, Jr., Mrs. Bev erly Tucker. Mrs. Vivian Darden, Mrs. Chanes E. Johnson, J. P. Perry, Mrs. Agnes Williams, Joe Ward, Mrs. J. K. Stokes, Mrs. Jonas Futrell, Jonas Fitrell, Mrs. Clyde McCallum, Mrs. C. C. Winslow, Mrs. T. P. Brinn, Mrs. J Pat Kelly, Mrs. Thomas Sumner, Mrs. Whit Wright, Mrs. A. E. Hendrey, Mrs. W. Guy Newby, Miss Eloise Scott, Miss Esther Evans, Miss Helene Nixon, Carl D. Copeland, J. C. Blanchard, Mrs. J. G. Roberson, Joselyn Whedbee, Hertford Banking Company, Jonathan Jacocks, Hert ford Hardware & Supply Company, Winslow-White Motor Company, Walker's, Hilda's, J. C. Blanchard & Company, Davenport & Blanchard, Hertford Service Station, State Thea tre, Lions Club, Major & Loomis, D. P. Store, Henry Stokes, Jr., Hen ford Rotary Club, Rufus Riddick, Mrs. lien Koonce, Mrs. R. W. Smith, Miss Mae Whaley, Simon's, Mrs. Fannie Rutenburg, Dardcn's, Gregory's, Douglas Darden, Johnson, White & Company, Pete Boyce, The Perquimans Weekly, E. M. Field, Town of Hertford, Mrs. Jake White, Eastern Star, W. M. Morgan, Mrs. W. M. Morgan. Helen Morgan, Southern Cotton Oil (Continued on Page Eight) Baptist Training Union Met Here Wednesday Night The Chowan Associational Baptist Training Union met at the Hertford Baptist Church on Wednesday even ing for a session sponsored by the Baptist State Board. , The meeting opened at 7 o'cIock with three workers, Miss Maxlne Slaughter, State B. T. U. Field Work er from Raleigh; Miss Vertley Stepn enson from Windsor, Va., and the Rev. W. R. Wagoner, Ministerial stu dent from Wake Forest College, con ducting conferences. All the Baptist Training Union members were, present. ' A most enjoyable banquet was held at 6 o'clock at the' -church for the i oi uie neruoxu oapuai vnurcn. , 1